West has done voices for everything from Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd to the Red M&M and BuzzBee, the Honey Nut Cheerios mascot.

But what he’s most famous for is creating voices and personalities for characters like Stimpy in “Ren & Stimpy,” Doug on “Doug,” and Fry on “Futurama,” among many others.

West will be in San Diego this weekend, signing autographs and meeting fans at Spike & Mike’s Sick & Twisted Festival of Animation.

He chatted with us about what it’s like to be a modern-day voice actor.

1 West mostly gets recognized at Comic-Con.

“I’ve been going to Comic-Con every year for the past 12 years, and that’s where people know me. The people there, they’ve seen so much and they’re so involved with comics and science-fiction, so they know to look for me.”

2 Celebrities lending their voice to animated films are ruining his craft.

“Voice actors are not afforded the luxury and doing their own voices; they have to be versatile and creative. It used to be that movie stars had a smug attitude about doing cartoon voices. It was like voice actors were in the part of the pool where people pee.”

3 Technology, on the other hand, helps West’s career.

“When I was young, I couldn’t capture what I saw or heard on film. I had to remember everything. Eventually I was able to tape things that I heard on TV or on the radio on a small reel-to-reel tape recorder and I’d listen to that until the tape wore out.”

4 Mel Blanc — the voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird and many more — was his hero.

“Mel Blanc was an incredible actor. He gave each of the voices personality and rhythm. I was nervous when I did Bugs, but you know what? I wasn’t trying to fill his shoes, just continue the character.”

5 But creating original characters is the most fun.

“I love it because you’re not shackled to the original actor and you don’t have to base it on anything.”